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		<title>Should I tell &#8216; em what I&#8217;m gonna tell &#8216;em, and then tell &#8216;em what I told &#8216;em?</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/09/05/should-i-tell-em-what-im-gonna-tell-em-and-then-tell-em-what-i-told-em/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<title>How long should my presentation be and how can I be more concise?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<title>How many points should I cover during my presentation?</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/09/03/how-many-points-should-i-cover-during-my-presentation-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<title>What is the best way for me to start my presentation?</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/09/02/what-is-the-best-way-for-me-to-start-my-presentation-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<title>If the people who came up to you and told you how great you were can&#8217;t name any  specific message points you were trying to deliver, rest assured, you failed  completely in your speech delivery, no matter how many nice things an audience  member is saying.</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/08/26/speaking-tip-of-the-day-if-the-people-who-came-up-to-you-and-told-you-how-great-you-were-cant-name-any-specific-message-points-you-were-trying-to-deliver-rest-assured-you-failed-completely-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<title>Should i rehearse, and for how long?</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/08/25/should-i-rehearse-and-for-how-long-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<title>SPEAKING TIP OF THE DAY- When preparing your messages, avoid the temptation of gathering more and more  information and facts. You likely know 100 times more information already than  your audience or a reporter does. Instead, focus on narrowing and refining your message.</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/08/24/speaking-tip-of-the-day-when-preparing-your-messages-avoid-the-temptation-of-gathering-more-and-more-information-and-facts-you-likely-know-100-times-more-information-already-than-your-audience-or/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<title>Four Ways to Data Dump</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/08/23/four-ways-to-data-dump/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you do if you have an incredibly large amount of data that you must present to an audience, but you are limited to a strict time amount of, say 10-30 minutes?

By far, the absolute worst mistake you could make is to do the following: cram every fact you can find into a bullet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking tip of the day – If you keep all of your notes on one page and make the font large, you won’t ever have to pick them up and people will think you weren’t using notes.</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/08/16/speaking-tip-of-the-day-%e2%80%93-if-you-keep-all-of-your-notes-on-one-page-and-make-the-font-large-you-won%e2%80%99t-ever-have-to-pick-them-up-and-people-will-think-you-weren%e2%80%99t-using-notes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<title>PowerPoint Tips on working with video files from TLC</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/08/10/powerpoint-tips-on-working-with-video-files-from-tlc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<title>New Evidence on why bullet points are a complete waste of time &#8211; Olivia Mitchell</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/08/09/new-evidence-on-why-bullet-points-are-a-complete-wast-of-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<title>The perfect Way to begin your speech</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/07/22/the-perfect-way-to-begin-your-speech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video: Scott Ginsberg, the Hello my name is guy, gives great tips on how to start a speech here.

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		<title>Does your marketing director believe his/her job is to convey facts and figures?</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/07/21/does-yoru-marketing-director-beleive-hisher-job-is-to-convey-facts-and-figures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>PR plans for How to Give a Pretty Good Presentation Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[34 West 38th Street, New York, NY * (516) 639-0988 * www.goldmanmccormick.com

TJ Walker Media Plan
Plain and simple, we do a satellite radio &#38; TV tour in the three days leading up to August 2nd, which is National Speaking Day.
July 26th 

Press release about National Speaking Day (PR Newswire &#38; National Media).
Begin national radio pitching where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask TJ—The Communications Coach</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/07/14/ask-tj%e2%80%94the-communications-coach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear TJ, please settle a debate. One of my office colleagues says that no PowerPoint presentation should have more than 10 slides. Another one says the rule should simply be the fewer, the better. How many slides should be used?

Both sides are wrong. You should use any slide that helps your audience understand a point [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Type of Visual Aid Should I Use?</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/04/30/what-type-of-visual-aid-should-i-use/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to give a pretty good presentation, please keep the following principles about various visual aids in mind:

Video. Don’t bother! This has the potential to add lots of headaches. I use video every day because I am a professional speaker; I have to show video of people speaking, and they pay me lots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Can I Avoid Tech Issues in the First Place?</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/04/26/how-can-i-avoid-tech-issues-in-the-first-place/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/04/26/how-can-i-avoid-tech-issues-in-the-first-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fear of Speaking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the top nine rules to use if your goal is to avoid technology problems in the first place:

Don’t use video in your presentation unless it is absolutely necessary.
Multimedia means multi-headaches, so don’t use unless you are willing to rehearse numerous times in the final circumstances of your presentation.
Rehearse on the actual pieces of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Far in Advance and to Whom?</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/04/23/how-far-in-advance-and-to-whom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=1146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I think you should send out as much info as possible the moment you have a booking on the calendar for your presentation—even if it’s months away. Then send something out again a few days before—even if it’s the same content.

The final fear people have is that audiences will complain if the same material is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Should I Send, and How?</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/04/22/what-should-i-send-and-how/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/04/22/what-should-i-send-and-how/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Keynote Speaking]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=1144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I want you to give a pretty good presentation—really, I do. And I want you to be lazy. The more content you give your audience in advance, the more they will be familiar with your ideas, and the easier it will be for them to grasp what you’re saying during your speech. All of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should I Send Advance Materials?</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/04/21/should-i-send-advance-materials/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/04/21/should-i-send-advance-materials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=1142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is the reason not to send materials to people in advance of a presentation: “If I send them all of my content, they won’t need me, they won’t be impressed by me, they will be ready to poke holes in my data, and they will have ammunition to use against me. Better to keep [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/02/23/1060/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let your speech Get snowed in</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/02/10/dont-let-your-speech-get-snowed-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/02/10/dont-let-your-speech-get-snowed-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if your are on your way to deliver a presentation and you get snowed in? Or bad weather cancels your flight? do you risk life and limb driving on dangerous roads? Forget about it? I hope not. Instead, do what I do: Deliver the speech by Skype video. You don&#8217;t have to leave home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are other common timewasters that I can avoid when preparing for my presentation?</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/01/17/what-are-other-common-timewasters-that-i-can-avoid-when-preparing-for-my-presentation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/01/17/what-are-other-common-timewasters-that-i-can-avoid-when-preparing-for-my-presentation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Language]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book “How To Give a Pretty Good Presentation” (Wiley 2010)

What are other common timewasters that I can avoid when preparing for my presentation?
Giving presentations is in some ways very similar to managing your personal finances and losing lots of weight—there is tons of bad advice out there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tailoring the speech for the type of audience. Personal stories vs. just the facts.</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/01/16/tailoring-the-speech-for-the-type-of-audience-personal-stories-vs-just-the-facts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/01/16/tailoring-the-speech-for-the-type-of-audience-personal-stories-vs-just-the-facts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book “How To Give a Pretty Good Presentation” (Wiley 2010)

Tailoring the speech for the type of audience. Personal stories vs. just the facts.
If you simply want to give a pretty good presentation, don’t waste time trying to figure out how to tailor your speech to your audience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s another good way to keep my presenting skills from becoming awful?</title>
		<link>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/01/16/what%e2%80%99s-another-good-way-to-keep-my-presenting-skills-from-becoming-awful/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tjwalker.com/2010/01/16/what%e2%80%99s-another-good-way-to-keep-my-presenting-skills-from-becoming-awful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TJ Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book “How To Give a Pretty Good Presentation” (Wiley 2010)

What’s another good way to keep my presenting skills from becoming awful?
Use them as frequently as possible. I know that you don’t love to give speeches and you aren’t a preacher who is going to put speaking skills [...]]]></description>
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